British WW2 Aircraft 3D print model

The best of Britain’s legendary aviation industry stand ready for the empire's finest hour on your tabletop.

I recommend downloading and printing the free WW2 training aircraft models first to see how they go before purchasing these aircraft. If they print successfully the other WW2 aircraft collections should be able to print just fine.

Models are created and intended to be printed in 1:285 scale, they should be printable larger, but likely won't work smaller than this. I printed them using a Prusa i3 Mk3. I recommend slicing with Cura and using tree supports. You'll likely get the best results using the .STLs of the planes that are sliced in half (labeled L or R in the folders). I find leaving a small gap equal to the size of my extruder nozzle diameter between the brim and the model in the slicer settings creates a nice clean edge when printing the left and right sides of each aircraft. Some aircraft have nacelles that must be glued on after printing. They are separate from the rest of the model because this results in better print orientation and a cleaner model.

I'm finding that Cura 5.0.0 has trouble slicing thin wings, so I recommend Cura 4.9.0 or Prusa Slicer instead.

I'm starting to try out some more detailed aircraft intended to be printed in resin so some of those are now included as well.

Aircraft for resin printing included:

• Spitfire Mk Vb
• Spitfire Mk Vb Trop
• Spitfire LF Mk Vb
• Beaufighter Mk VI

Aircraft for FDM printing Included:

• Hurricane Mk I
• Hurricane Mk II
• Spitfire Mk I
• Spitfire Mk V
• Spitfire Mk V LF
• Spitfire Mk V Trop
• Spitfire Mk IX
• Spitfire Mk IX LF
• Spitfire Mk XIV
• Typhoon
• Tempest Mk V
• Tempest Mk II
• Mosquito Mk VI
• Beaufighter